Takashi Yamaguchi (1972) - Nobel Laureate in Chemistry for his work on palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.
Shinya Yamanaka (1987) - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.
Yoichiro Nambu (1949) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics.
Toshihide Masukawa (1962) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature.
Makoto Kobayashi (1967) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature.
Tadamitsu Kishimoto (1971) - Immunologist known for his discovery of interleukin-6 and its receptor.
Yoshinori Ohsumi (1974) - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.
Hiroyuki Nishimura (1998) - Founder of 2channel, one of the largest online communities in Japan.
Shuji Nakamura (1979) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.
Takashi Murakami (1986) - Contemporary artist known for his work in the Superflat art movement.
